document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335735>Question 335735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> are these two problems the same?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 + 3 x (5 - 2) and 2 + 3(5-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Don't use x for multiply, use the asterisk.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2 + 3*(5 - 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is used for a variable, and using it for multiply causes confusion.<BR>\n" );
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